The Houthi takeover of Mayun Island and Dhubab, reported by Sheba Intelligence on September 11, could strengthen Israel’s case for expanding its security presence in Somaliland, as growing Iranian influence near Bab al-Mandab increases the strategic importance of the African coast....
Houthi forces have taken control of Dhubab district, overlooking the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and Mayun Island, a day after capturing Mokha port, according to information provided to Sheba Intelligence. Mayun divides the strait into two shipping channels, giving the island st...
A Yemeni army source told Sheba Intelligence that the Houthis had transferred large numbers of fighters absorbed from west coast forces to the Al-Jubah and Al-Abdiyah fronts in southern Marib over the past 24 hours, accompanied by vehicle...
Houthi forces have seized the coastal city of Mokha in western Taiz governorate, shifting the battle towards the defence of the approaches to Bab al-Mandab after successive government withdrawals from Hays, Al-Khokha a...
TAIZ, Yemen — Displacement figures released by the Executive Unit for the Management of IDP Camps in Taiz show that 5,799 families comprising 40,710 people were displaced between September 3 and 10, 2026. Jabal Habashi recorded the largest number...
Yemen’s armed forces have designated a military targeting zone around Mokha on the western coast, describing it as a “kill box” in which they intend to use a range of weapons and firepower against Houthi military movements. The National Defence Co...
— Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has ordered elite ideological units to reinforce the group’s fronts in Marib and Al-Jawf as government forces advance towards strategically important positions in both governorates, intelligence sources told Sheba Intelligence....
Yemeni government forces have withdrawn from Hays and Al-Khokha toward Mokha as part of a redeployment plan following a major Houthi offensive involving drones, missiles and successive waves of fighters, military sources said. The sources said the move ai...
AL-JAWF — Yemeni government forces, backed by tribal fighters, have recaptured Al-Yatmah, including its market, mountain positions and surrounding desert, according to field reports. The forces continued advancing towards other parts of Khabb wa al-Sha’af district, with ...
Sheba Intelligence – Exclusive Sheba Intelligence has obtained information about an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) plan for a broad Houthi offensive on Yemen’s western coast, intended to revive the push toward Bab al-Mandab&n...
Yemeni government forces have expanded air operations against Houthi positions across five provinces, coinciding with a decline in the group’s ground offensive and the launch of government counterattacks in Taiz and along the western coast. The developments support ...
New intelligence points to preparations involving unmanned boats and naval mines in Hodeidah, reinforcing earlier Sheba Intelligence reporting on planned missile strikes against Mokha and Al-Khokha The Houthis are preparing for possible maritime operation...
Yemeni government forces continued advancing east of Al-Hazm, the capital of Al-Jawf Governorate, after taking control of Al-Labnat military camp and moving beyond the Upper and Lower Al-Labnat areas, field sources said. The forces launched their assault from t...
Government forces advance in Al-Jawf and western Taiz as Houthi missile activity and two undeclared flights to Sana’a raise questions over the group’s response to mounting battlefield pressure Yemeni government forces have opened a new front i...
Intelligence indicates that the Houthis are preparing to launch ballistic missiles from sites in Hodeidah Governorate towards the cities of Mokha and Al-Khokha on Yemen’s western coast, as military tensions intensify on the Taiz and Al-Jawf fronts. Information r...
Yemeni government forces have made gains across key fronts in Taiz, Marib and Al-Jawf, signalling a shift from containing Houthi attacks to coordinated counteroffensives supported by warplanes, drones and artillery. The operations follow weeks of Houthi mobilisatio...
Yemeni government forces have shifted from containing Houthi attacks to launching counteroffensives across several fronts in Taiz and Hodeidah, recapturing positions in Hayfan and Hays while opening a new axis south of Al-Jarrahi. The operations have begun to reverse some...
Government operations targeted Houthi movements and strategic positions as the group deployed rocket launchers, drones and reinforcements for a possible assault toward Al-Rayyan Yemeni government forces carried out a series of intensive pre-emptive attacks on Houthi movement...
Houthi forces have expanded their offensive in western and southwestern Taiz, reaching the Al-Sharajah junction and threatening two key routes connecting the city with the Red Sea coast and southern Yemen, according to field sources. Fighting is continuing in Al-Makazema...
Warplanes operated by Yemen’s internationally recognised government carried out multiple strikes on Houthi-controlled military positions in Al-Jawf province, local sources told Sheba Intelligence. The strikes targeted the Al-Labnat and Al-Khanjar military camps, as...